United States of America: Notice of appeal was filed in lawsuit against Twitter over alleged failure to remove child sexual abuse material the United States District Court of Northern California

On 9 January 2024, plaintiffs John Doe 1 and 2 filed a Notice of Appeal in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, challenging the Court’s orders from 19 August 2021 and 11 December 2023, and the final judgment that dismissed their federal and California state law claims against Twitter, Inc. The appeal applies to the dismissal of claims related to alleged harms facilitated on the digital platform and has implications for digital service providers hosting exploitative content. The plaintiffs are seeking review by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.